If you are a student with a passion for improving your community, we would like to help you turn that passion into action. We are looking for leaders who are high school juniors and seniors in the US and secondary students in sixth form college or college of further education in the UK.

As a Student Leader, you will participate in:

An eight-week paid internship at a nonprofit/charitable organization

A week-long Student Leadership Summit in Washington, DC (July) to gain valuable civic, social and business leadership skills (all expenses paid as part of the Student Leaders Program)”

To be considered as a Student Leader, you must:

Currently be a junior or senior in high school (U.S. Markets)

Be able to participate in a week-long Student Leadership Summit in Washington, DC (July)

Be able to participate in an 8-week paid internship at a local nonprofit/charitable organization

Be legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship (U.S. Markets)

Be a student in good standing at his/her school”

Application deadline is January 12th. For more information, see Ms. Kornblith!

YouthWorks is currently accepting applications for a small number of openings for the Spring 2011 session. Youth who are accepted into SF YouthWorks will be placed in internships from late January through May 2011.

Please see their Become an Intern section for more information and to apply. Deadline to submit an application is Monday, January 10 by 5pm.

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San Francisco YouthWorks is a unique high school internship program that teaches young people crucial job skills while sparking their interest in public service careers. Within our program, 11th and 12th-grade students work in paid internships with San Francisco city employees.

Internships for youth
San Francisco YouthWorks provides an enriching employment experience for high school students throughout San Francisco. Over the past 11 years, SF YouthWorks has placed more than 4,000 youth in paid internships within San Francisco city government.

In a supportive environment
Each intern works closely with a mentor who is a city employee, gaining essential job skills and learning about public service careers. SF YouthWorks staff members oversee every internship to ensure a successful experience for both interns and mentors.

Where interns gain job skills and explore careers in public service
In addition, SF YouthWorks provides workshops and activities that teach interns job readiness and help them explore opportunities for public service careers. Participants have the option to intern in more than 30 city departments, such as the Department of Public Health, the District Attorney’s office and the Board of Supervisors (for a full list of departments, see our About page).

If you need to make up a class next semester, come see me, Ms. Ng, ASAP to register for night school at John Adams. Classes that will be offered include: English, Algebra, Geometry, Modern World, Economics, Physical Science, Biology, and more. The schedule for these classes will vary, but all classes will start January 18th until May 26th.

Applications for the 2011 Stanford Medical Youth Science Program are now available. Please visit http://smysp.stanford.edu/education/summerProgram/ for a complete description of the program, a list of eligibility requirements, and a link to the application. You can also work with Ms. Kornblith (SUMMERfund) on Tuesdays and Fridays to complete your application.

Enterprise for High School Students will be launching the next cycle of the Pathways Program starting February 15, 2010! If you want to be trained in various job skills and find paying jobs and internships, then attend any ONE of these Information Sessions at 4:30pm on 1/7, 1/11, 1/14, 1/18, 1/21, or 1/25. Call EHSS at 415.392.7600 ext. 1 and RSVP for an Information Session to learn more about the program and the application process. If you are interested in our summer programs, including the Junior Caddie Program, Career Exploration internships, or Summer Gardening Program, you must first participate in Pathways–so call now!

During the 10-week Pathways Program, students will:

Apply for paying jobs and internships within three weeks into the program

Receive training in job skills such as office, childcare, computer, party assistance, and customer service skills